Samsung Develops Software Update for Galaxy Malware

Samsung Electronics Co. said it is developing a software update to address a vulnerability in its Galaxy smartphones and tablets that could allow malicious software, or malware, to target the core operations of the chip that runs them.

Reuters

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note is displayed at a store in Seoul.

The issue exists in smartphones and tablets that are run by processors Samsung itself designed and is tied to the way that the camera in the devices interacts with the processor and software.

Since the vulnerability was made public last week, some third-party companies began to offer software that fixes it, though many of them limit camera functions as a result.

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